The EVA Lowdown

The EVA Lowdown

Banking on Feelings: Decoding the DNA of Savings

A deep dive into the emotional DNA of financial ads and social media content.

Feb 13, 2026

The Emotional Bank Balance 

Money is emotional. EVA partnered with a global banking client to unwrap the emotions around saving money, and to explore whether their marketing comms hit the emotional themes that matter most to their consumers. 

The Emotions of How and Why

Using EVA’s cutting-edge emotion tracking and analytics, we were able to analyse facial reactions as research participants watched the ads, and then decode their natural response when they talked about how the comms made them feel. With EVA you get both a deep insight into the instinctive emotional response and a clear understanding of the reasons why.

The Emotional DNA of Saving

It gets better! Most emotion tracking systems simply analyse response using a rudimentary set of generic sentiment metrics. EVA is different. By unpacking the emotional DNA of how people feel about saving money, the team could assess the emotional response to comms in terms of a category-specific set of rich emotional states that drive consumer behaviour. 

Deliverables that count 

  • Moment-to-moment emotional response mapping of comms  

  • Emotional DNA of saving

  • Emotional KPIs (category-specific emotional indicators) 

  • Differences by audience 

  • Emotional highs and lows 

  • Respondent reviews 

  • Actionable insights 

Show me the money 

EVA enabled the marketing team to understand the emotional DNA of their ads, emotional engagement, the emotional highs and lows, and the implications for their brand. 

The marketing team received a bespoke emotional blueprint for comms, ensuring the brand didn't just sell the concept of banking, but owned the emotional experience of saving money. 

Don’t leave the emotional resonance of your comms to chance. 

Decode the emotional DNA of your next great idea.

At Speed

At Scale

Emotional DNA

Most Nostalgic Concept

Most Exciting Concept

Least Annoying Concept

38% above baseline

Surprise KPI

78%

Rosie, Video Response
Rosie's Review
"I loved the ad. I thought it was really sweet. It reminded me of home."

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Emotion Zones by Ad

Emissions by Scope

Tracking Rosie's Emotional Response

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Emotion Tracking

Insights

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Performance

45% above baseline

Nostalgia KPI

75%

Decode the emotional DNA of your next great idea.

At Speed

At Scale

Emotional DNA

Most Nostalgic Concept

Most Exciting Concept

Least Annoying Concept

38% above baseline

Surprise KPI

78%

Rosie, Video Response
Rosie's Review
"I loved the ad. I thought it was really sweet. It reminded me of home."

75%

50%

25%

0%

Ad 1

Ad 2

Ad 3

Ad 4

Ad 5

Emotion Zones by Ad

Emissions by Scope

Tracking Rosie's Emotional Response

0:00

0:10

0:20

0:30

0:40

0:50

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0%

Emotion Tracking

Insights

Segments

Journeys

Performance

45% above baseline

Nostalgia KPI

75%

Decode the emotional DNA of your next great idea.

At Speed

At Scale

Emotional DNA

Most Nostalgic Concept

Most Exciting Concept

Least Annoying Concept

38% above baseline

Surprise KPI

78%

Rosie, Video Response
Rosie's Review
"I loved the ad. I thought it was really sweet. It reminded me of home."

75%

50%

25%

0%

Ad 1

Ad 2

Ad 3

Ad 4

Ad 5

Emotion Zones by Ad

Emissions by Scope

Tracking Rosie's Emotional Response

0:00

0:10

0:20

0:30

0:40

0:50

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0%

Emotion Tracking

Insights

Segments

Journeys

Performance

45% above baseline

Nostalgia KPI

75%